The family economic strain scale: Development and evaluation of the instrument with single-and two-parent families

Journal of Family and Economic Issues

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 247-271

  Hilton, Jeanne M ^a   Devall, Esther L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coparenting; Divorce; Economic strain; Measurement

Indexed keywords

EID: 30844441652     PISSN: 10580476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1024974829218     Document Type: Review

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